General Map Making Discussion.

Guys, I have a question. I want to make just a Thread for my present and future maps to stack them up there in the first post, rather than making a new thread for each one. Is this a viable alternative, or does this would bring some inconvenience?

 

That's fine, a lot of people already do that, as "map packs" or "my maps" threads. Go ahead.

 

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HOW u make maps ? :(

 

There's sticked Thread with corresponding name that contains guidelines for mapmaking using graphic editors, right in this forum section.

 

I guess you could use sandbox mode and save the map there. I've never tried it so I don't guarantee it works.

 

More background dirt. You have to make sure that everything is bg-dirt-connected to the ground.

Another reason could be that you are using the wrong PNG format. My solution for that is opening a PNG map that you *know* works and starting from there.

 

This has been a long time issue that has not been resolved. I had a long talk with Geti about it a while ago, and he told me that it was a problem, but partially intentional. It sucks, but the only real solution is to use lots of background dirt or make land masses larger.

 

I know. I asked Geti if he could at least make it so that natural blocks (dirt, stone, etc) do not collapse and give support to other blocks, and he said that they were supposed to, but don't. He explained that it was partially unintentional, but that he wouldn't bother fixing it because of the possibility of collapsing tunnels and landmasses in the future.

I was making a bunch of small RTDM maps too, which focused mostly on aesthetics, which were borked anyway. I was working on the 'science' of what needed to be done in order for a land mass to float, but I lost it :P.

 

So, I am not just a retarded map maker, I found all natural maps don't collapse, or like you said Eggnogg, a lot of BG dirt.

 

If im not mistaken, you can make a bedrock layer at the bottom, with a BGdirt layer on top of it.
if you build on top of that, the map wont collapse.
(the last map I made was a couple of months ago, so I'm not entirely sure...)

 

how do u download a map or make one?

 

https://forum.kag2d.com/threads/map-making-tutorial.5343/

 

i would like to make my own map how

 

Can you seriously NOT read the post DIRECTLY above yours?

 

So anyone made a map for Zombie Fortress

 

Is there any chance this forum can get split into gamemode catagories? Ctf maps in a ctf subforum etc.

Annoying to find maps ATM, since you can't search for CTF ,or TDM, etc. as they are "Too short or too common"

 

www.kagstuff.com

 

While that site does have some maps, alot of them arent on there, along with a much less used comment system which is why I was hoping the forums here could change.

 

Contact EJ, he has a mega mappack I believe.